dave turner presentation
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TACKLING SKILL SHORTAGES AND YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT
AUCKLAND CONVERSATIONS
THREE ESSENTIAL INGREDIENTS
¡ Public Investment
¡ Employer Engagement
¡ Family/Community Support
“Swiss Case Study”
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OECD SKILLS STRATEGY (2012)
Skills
¡ Educa&on and employment together
¡ Foothold for the young
¡ Firms – Best Prac&ce Management
¡ Quality Careers Guidance
¡ Entrepreneurial Skills
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The Swiss Approach
¡ Apprenticeships
¡ School – Employer Collaboration
“Sustained and Strategic Partnership”
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Switzerland
¡ Teenage Unemployment
¡ Youth Unemployment
¡ Youth Unemployment Ratio
3-5 %
7-9 %
6 %
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In Switzerland
¡ 70% of Swiss mid-‐teenagers are Appren&ces
¡ 3–4 days in workplace; 1–2 in classroom
¡ 91% complete
¡ 12-‐19 Strategy – before and within pathways
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What Swiss Young People Say?
¡ “It’s too early to party”
¡ Authentic roles and responsibilities
¡ Connected to employers – value of learning
¡ A pathway, before I leave school
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What Makes it Work?
¡ Strategic Partnerships and sustainable
¡ Employer Commitment – produc&vity and the common good
¡ Quality of Work Based learning – “shame factor” is self regula&on
¡ Reduce, almost eliminate the school-‐work gap
¡ Status – academic and voca&onal
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THE ROLE OF EMPLOYERS
¡ Profound Employer Engagement ¡ Employ and Nurture – parental confidence ¡ Quality Learning ¡ Produc&vity monitored/measured ¡ Common Good ¡ Long Term
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Quality Measures
¡ Year 7-‐10 Career Development ¡ Parent – Student – Employer agreement ¡ The Voca&onal Trainer/Appren&ceship Mentor ¡ Canton Inspector and Career Counsellors ¡ Special Projects – Teams ¡ Employer peer modera&on
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The Vocational Trainer
¡ Trained by State or Professional Associa&on ¡ Induc&on, monitoring and support of Appren&ces
¡ An advocate
¡ School partnering
¡ The “Master” tradesperson
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THE ROLE OF THE STATE AND COMMUNITY
¡ Educa&on open to Employers
¡ Parental support and confidence ¡ Learning > Income (first 2 years)
¡ Independent Career guidance ¡ Helpful Inspectors
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Sustainable – Multiple Funders
¡ The State ¡ Employers and Industry
¡ Families
¡ Young People
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THE SWISS EXPERIENCE PAPER AVAILABLE
“Acclaimed as World’s Best Practice”
http://djturnerconsultancy.com.au/
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MY LEARNINGS We Need to Start Early
“12-‐19 Years”
¡ Work Exposure ¡ Work Experience ¡ Pathways before they leave school
MY LEARNINGS The 5 STEPS
¡ Acknowledge the Problem
¡ Partners – Commit
¡ Connec&ng the Young People ¡ Youth Friendly Pathways ¡ Seamless progression
Handout available
SOME EXAMPLES
¡ Work Inspira&on Aust.
¡ Career Academies (USA) – UTC’s (UK)
¡ Intermediary Organisa&ons (Remote)
-‐ Canada, Scotland
Work Inspiration “UK / Aust”
¡ Re-‐imagining work experience
¡ 3 Insights
¡ Employer led design
¡ Poten&al for peer support
“How important you really are?”
¡ It’s who you meet ...
¡ Employment and Learning Outcomes
¡ Preferred source – Authentic
Evidence for Employer Engagement in Education
